Copyholder



Jan. 8 1935. Y c R. MERVYN 1,987,202

COPYHOLDER Original Filed Dec. 21, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR,

ATTORNEY & Jan. 8, 1935. c. R. MERVYN 1,987,202

COPYHOLDER Original Filed Dec. 21, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 11v VENTOR;

J6 uzwrze57amw n I A TTORNEY 0. R. MERVYN Jan. 8, 1935.

COPYHOLDER Original Filed Dec. 21, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 A TTORNEY v UNITED;+ tsmrss PATENT]omcsf 7. guide. I have also provided a line guide clutch,

Patented Jan. 8, 1935 CQPYHOLDER? Charles R. 'Mervyn, Cleveland, Ohio Applieationlie'celnber 21, 1931, Serial No. 582,289 Renewed June 4, ,1934

. eration, and inexpensive of manuiacturm With the present invention, I have provided a copy holder which will perform all the functions that may be performed by the most expensive type of copy holders now on the market and at; a fraction of the costof said copy, holders. The present invention contemplates j a suitable line, guide which is movable at the ,will of the operator through simple mechanism which is readily, ad- ,iustable as to the spaced movement of the line which is not subject to damage and which, under all circumstances, will always operate in a posi-'' and inter-relation of parts, members and features, all as shown in a certain embodimentin the accompanying drawings, described generally, and

more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings; I v Figure 1 is a front elevation ,of the improved op h d f I t Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the copy holder shown in Figure 1, I1"igur e 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fieu l Figure 4 is a cross sectional view on the line of Figure;3, Figure 5' is a seotionaliviewLonvthe line 5-5 of Figure 1' a Figure 6 is a secti'onaluview onHtheline; 6- -6 of Figure 4,. Figurer? isa fragmentary view looking the direction of the arrow? of Figure 2,;and, Figure 8 is a fragmentary view'looking inthe directionof thearrow'8, of Figure 2w; 1

Referring now, to'the drawings, .the" improved copypholder-includesa base orfpallet 'l which may be of- ,any size: or shape and, in the present instance is rectangular. The sides and bottom of. the baseare flanged as shownat 2,3 and 4," in ordertogive rigidity to the base, and likewise for the purpose of accommodating and; holding other elements of the invention. It is preferable to form the base fromsome metal and thefianges are accordingly formed by bending the: metal in a triangular shaped manner, For instance, the sideflangeswould have two leg portions 5 and 6 in angularrelatiomwithalee p rtion; abutting 5 Claims (01.120444; c c c against. the back of the base 1', see Figure 5.; The

bottom flange {would be similarly constructed with the exception that: the angle between the legs 17 and 8 is more acute. The topedgerof the r baJSeisglikewise flanged by returnedly bending 5 the metal in the manner best shown in Figure 3 at 9. ,It will thus be seen thatfthe base "1 is not liable to be distorted or twisted, due :-to the 'pres ence of the flanges. V, ,The'bottom ,leg'lof the flange i is provided with one or jnore shockabsorbing feetlO and the rear surface of said base hassecured thereto a block 1 11 provided with a pair of spaced knuckles 12and 13- adapted-to have secured therebetween a; pedestal or leg. 14 by, passing a bolt 15 through aligned openings in, the-knuckles and arm. Thispedestal or-arm car-c ries atone-end acushion foot 16. It is thus pose sible tosetthe base at .selected'angularities as,

forinstance,'shown inFigure 3. I v v On the rear-surface: ofthe base and adjacent the flange 2 are a pairof spaced and substan tially parallel rods l'l-and 18.- One end ofboth said rods is secured to a bracket-19, said'bracketv being secured to the base-inany approvedmanner, as by the means shown at 20. This said bracket is adjacent the top flange 9 and the said bracket extends outwardly from the rear surface of the base and isprovided with transverse open-e ings'21 for receiving ends of thesaid rods 17 and 18,, The bottom flange 4 and particularly theleg 8 thereofv is provided gwitha bores 22 adapted-,to permit passage therethrough ofopposite-end portionsofthe said rods 1'7 and 18. -Thus, the Said rods are held position spaced from the rear-surface of the base.- Adapted for placement-35 substantially intermediate-the rods 17 and 18 and substantiallyparallel therewith isv a feed rod 23. The bracket-19 is provided with a transverse bore 24 of slightly greater diameter than the diameter of therod 23' and the rod 23 isin part received withinsaid bore. The opposite end of h e flis b u ated as o nat T flange- S- hasbQth legs thereof providediwith an aligned transverse bore-, as shown'at 26 and 27; The flange 2 has the leg 6' thereof formed with a transverse bore 28; Adaptedto be passed through the transversebores 26 and,;2 7- .and likewise through the bore -28isan elongated rod 29 forming apart of an operating lever 30. Secured to: this rod-29, in any approved manner isalever 5o 31 and an end of said lever is received between the bifurcations 25 of the feed rod and pinned thereto, as shown at 32; The operating lever is formed by bending a rod so as to have a portion 33 substantially at right angles toxthe Q5 1 rod 29, then returnedly and spacedly bending the rod so as to provide a part 34, the part 34 then flattened portion is adapted to engage the inner face of the base, as best shown in Figure 3. lever is also curved at 40 so that when t rod 29 is rotated, the lever will move-upwardlwbs illustrated in Figure '7 by the dotted linenpqsition 4 Figure j4 .-],The.said block is-provided u i V b of tapped bores 48 and'48a communicating-with the bores and 44,respectively} and'both' the said boresfhouse' friction means-comprising, I each instance, a rollerg49 against'which bears a spring 50 normally 'urgingeach"resp'ective roller 41, but will not move downwardly (iii to th face 39 of the lever engaging the cas lever 31 and the flange 8, which normally maintains the lever in'the position snownj nr rigu e '35.

A clutch member 43 includes a block which is provided with two spacedtransversebpresfli and; J a o e r c m r p r e erran were; 47 communicating with there'ces'sed'portion. It}

is intended that the guide'rods1'7-t and 18 should be passed through the *bores-4i'land-45, respece tively, and "thefeedrodjpa'ssed'through the bore- 47 and beyond the chambered, illustrated in against its'respective guide The sprlng fand the roller are held within-'thesaid bores through the medium of a nut orithe like 51: It will thus be seen that the blocKisinfrictionm engagement with the guide rods' so; asit'o'rnaintain the clutch member-in adjusted positions relative-tosaid guides. Within the. chamber 46 is-a one-way clutch 52, c'omprisinga body piece 53formed with an angular extremity-54. 'This body piece is pro: vided with a transverse bore55which is slightlyelliptical inform, as illustrated in Figure 5. The angular extremity is adapted to'have" the 'ejnjd thereof resting against the'base 56 bou d n -the chamber 46, andYthe feed mama is" passed through said transverse bore-555i *T o properly enclose the block of the-clutch memberfI h'ave provided a cover plate 5'7,"wh ich covers the -i ront of said'block and likewise 'thetopthereofi This cover plate' is held-'tothe'block; in any approved manner, such as' by providing tapped openings in the block and corresponding opening's inth plate,-whereby screws or the'likernayyhold the plate to the block as, "'for' instance; shown -at 58 in Figure Imay for maynot havea'coil' spring 59'-sur'- rounding the feed magaand included between the top portion of" the coverplate and the mem} ber 52, for th e reason that" I have" found that the device functions perfectly witl'iout ithe pres; ence of said'spring. f

Secured to the icover plate 5'7and extending outwardly therefror'n is a bracket 60: This bracket is'pr'ovided' withyaspr'ing actuated 'corner hinge 61; and a line-"guide 6 2' comprising" a flat metal strip adapted to dverlie the face" of the baseyis secured to said spring hinge 61 and wherebythe said line guide normallyrests against the face of the base although the same may be moved outwardly therefrom; in the well understood manner. p

the base. A coil spring 42 is secured betweeri th I provide at 63 what I term a. release lever,'the same including a rod which is curvedly bent at 64, then provided with a portion 65 at right angles to the plane of the part 64, then a portion at 66 at right angles to the portion 65, the portion 66 having an end 6'7 at right angles thereto.

The clutch block is formed with a facial trans: verse groove 68 and the part 66 is received in said facial groove and held therein when the cover'plate is in position. alt isin'tended that the angular extremity 67 should lie beneath the 'Jnieinber 52, as best shown in Figure 4. The. arrangefrnent is such that when the release lever is' m'o'ved upwardly to say the dotted line posivvti0n.1:a.t.,69,the member 52 will be moved to the ,dotted line position shown in Figure 4. I providej at '70 a sheet holder comprising an elon- "gatedrod '71 adapted to span the face of the i'j base said rod being bent at right angles to the elongated portion at '72 and '73, then againbent at right-'angles'tothe parts '72 and '73, as shown at '74 and 75, then bent straight'inwardly at right angles to the parts '74-and 75, as shown at '76and '77, these portions passing through transverse openings provided therefor in" the flanges 2 and 3, see Figure 2. The part '76 passes entirely'through the fiange3 and the end thereof carries a'block-'78. Secured'between the flange 9 and the base by any appropriate means is a leaf spring-"79. The block '78 is adapted to engage 1 line position ofFigure 3; thesaid block"78 engagingthe spring '79 soas'to permit this actionuses-and advantages of theinto occur.

-= The operation,

vention are as follows; 1 H I may take an ordinary form of note book and laythe same over the top edge of' the base; cer I tain sheets being rearwardon the baseand other sheets engagedbythemember'ldwhich would I overlie the sheets.- To hold the sheets on the reversesideofthe base, I have provided a coil spring -8Q-transversely extending between the flanges 2 and' 3, and this spring would overlie said sheets. The line guide may be swung 'out-, 'wardly so astooverlie the sheets and the clutch member movedfrom say-the position shownin Figuresl and 2 to the topmost lined the page I by lifting upwardly upon the release lever 63'.

' Having determined the proper spacing between lines of the copy, the. nut 37 may be turned relative to the threads 36-so" that the line guide may move a line at a time upon depression of the operating lever '30. When the operatinglever is moved from the full line position of Figure'7 to the 'dotted line p'osition, the feed rod'will be moved upwardly from the full line position of Figure '7 to'the dotted line position. This up ward movement-of the'feed-r'od will produce 'no' movement of the clutch member but when the operating lever is"allowed;t'o move back'from the dotted line position of Figure '7 to the full lineposition, the feed rod will be gripped by the'member 52"and will move-the clutch-member downward a given amount. As stated,the clutch member is ordinarily held stationary due to the'p'resence of theclutchescarried'by the body of "the clutch member ."and engaging" the guide rods 1'7 and 18. When the feed'rodmoves upwardly the member 52 moves from the-full line positl'on'of Figure 4 to the dotted line position which permits this rod to pass through the elliptical opening in the member 53' without moving the clutch -m'ember. .However, when the: feed rod means between said lever and line guide whereby commences its downward motion due to pull thereon through the medium of the spring 42, the edge bounding the elliptical opening immediately engages the surface of the feed rod and commences downward movement with the said rod. It will be observed that the part 54 is engaging the base 56. As a consequence, pressure is exerted against the base through the member 54, which will move the block downwardly in step with movement of the feed rod. It is for this reason that the spring 59 may or may not be utilized.

After the line guide has completed its movement down the page, the line guide may be swung relative to its hinged spring so that a page of the note book may be turned and swung over the back of the base whereupon the operator may grasp the release lever, pushing straight upwardly thereon. The release lever will turn slightly and the angular end 67 thereof will move the part 53 of the member 52 upwardly from the full line position of Figure 4, to the dotted line position, thus releasing said member 52 from the feed rod. The clutch member then easily slides upon the guide rods 17 and 18 to any position selected, whereupon releasing the release lever, the device is ready for operation. As before stated, a turning of the member 37 will regulate the degree of depression permitted the operating lever, with the consequence that any degree of movement of the line guide desired is obtained.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications and variations may be made in practicing the invention in departure from the particular showing of the drawings and description as given without departing from the true spirit thereof as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a copy holder, a base, a pair of spaced substantially parallel guide rods secured to said base, a clutch member slidable upon said guide rods, friction means between said clutch member and one of said guide rods, a feed rod, a clutch between said clutch member and said feed rod whereby when said feed rod is moved downwardly, said clutch member is moved on said guides, an operating lever for moving said feed rod, and means carried by said operating lever for adjusting the degree of movement of said feed rod.

2. In a copy holder, a pallet, a line guide adapted to overlie the face of said pallet, a lever,

movement of the lever in one direction causes shifting of said line guide, and means on said lever for adjusting movement of the lever to in turn regulate shifting of the line guide, said means comprising a foot adjustably carried by the lever and adapted to contact with a face of the pallet when the lever is shifted in one a direction.

gaged to in turn move the clutch member, and

a swing lever for engagement with said clutch to disengage the clutch to thereby shift the clutch member independent of movement of the feed rod.

4. In a copy holder, a pallet, a guide rod secured thereto, a clutch member slidable upon said guide rod, friction means between said clutch member and said guide rod, a feed rod, a clutch between said clutchmember and said feed rod whereby when said feed rod is moved in one direction, said clutch member is moved on said guide rod, operating means for moving said feed rod, said means comprising an oscillatable rod, a lever secured thereto, said lever being pivoted to one end of said feed rod, and resilient means normally urging said feed rod in one direction.

5. In a copy holder, a pallet, a guide rod secured thereto, a clutch member slidable upon said guide rod, friction means between said clutch member and said guide rod, a feed rod, a clutch between said clutch member and said feed rod whereby when said feed rod is moved in one direction, said clutch member is moved on said guide rod, an operating lever for moving said feed rod; said operating lever including a rod carried by the pallet, a lever on said rod, said feed rod being secured to said lever; said second lever having a part adapted to engage a surface 

